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Beaverdam Creek near Mountville

Highest listed crest 17.00 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft20 crests since 2003

The Beaverdam Creek near Mountville crested above flood stage 10 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2022. The highest, 17.00 ft on September 23, 2003, was moderate flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.00 ft
September 23, 2003; 22,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 23, 2022
12.32 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Loudoun County
Near Leesburg (9.9 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Beaverdam Creek near Mountville
Action stage7.010Mar 22, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.05May 16, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.05Dec 23, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2003 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaverdam Creek near Mountville, 2003 to 2022 681012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Sep 23, 2003: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2003: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2005: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2005: 7.15 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2008: 11.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2009: 7.84 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 7.37 ft, action stageMar 11, 2011: 8.87 ft, action stageApr 17, 2011: 11.02 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 2011: 8.47 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 14.55 ft, moderate flooding; 11,960 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 12.80 ft, moderate flooding; 7,142 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,668 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 8.96 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2016: 8.51 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2017: 9.13 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 9.51 ft, action stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 9.66 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2022: 12.32 ft, moderate flooding; 8,206 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.00 ft, Sep 23, 2003 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaverdam Creek near Mountville 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Beaverdam Creek near Mountville
1Sep 23, 200317.00+7.00Moderate22,000
2Oct 30, 201214.55+4.55Moderate11,960
3Jan 31, 201312.80+2.80Moderate7,142
4Dec 23, 202212.32+2.32Moderate8,206
5Dec 11, 200312.20+2.20Moderate6,070
6Jul 8, 200511.77+1.77Minor5,300
7May 12, 200811.73+1.73Minor5,440
8May 16, 201411.45+1.45Minor5,668
9Apr 17, 201111.02+1.02Minor—
10Mar 13, 201010.11+0.11Minor2,720
11Mar 22, 20199.66−0.34Action3,680
12Sep 28, 20189.51−0.49Action3,500
13Jul 29, 20179.13−0.87Action3,060
14Sep 30, 20158.96−1.04Action2,290
15Mar 11, 20118.87−1.13Action—
16May 4, 20168.51−1.49Action2,430
17Dec 8, 20118.47−1.53Action1,370
18Jun 18, 20097.84−2.16Action1,080
19Mar 7, 20117.37−2.63Action—
20Nov 30, 20057.15−2.85Action1,060

Other gauges in Loudoun County

Flood gauges in Loudoun County
Sterling12.013.29 ft, May 12, 20080
Taylorstown12.025.61 ft, Jun 22, 19721
Leesburg12.030.59 ft, Jun 22, 197218
Middleburg13.027.46 ft, Jun 22, 19725
Leesburg7.011.19 ft, Sep 23, 20031
Waterford10.010.97 ft, Sep 28, 20040
Lincoln10.013.45 ft, Sep 23, 20030
Waterford8.012.10 ft, Sep 23, 20030

Loudoun County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MUVV2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.